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Early Buzz Dept.

The Contra Costa Times' Tony Hicks got an early listen to Metallica's Death Magnetic, perhaps because—as he admits—he gave St. Anger an A= in print, although he goes to great pains to say that he'd definitely give that record a downgrade now. Hicks notes that Death is certainly better than the band's 2003 effort—"back to powering fast, central riffs, occasionally breaking ranks and tempo for some Iron Maiden-ish breakouts"—it's lacking in vocal hooks and cohesion. We'll see when it comes out, but I should also note that Hicks' opening, which states that he heard the record while at "Metallica HQ" in California's tony Marin County, immediately conjured up a mental image of this picture, and it took about three or four re-reads of the actual review for me to shake it. [Insert Foot via Blabbermouth]

11:30 AM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Maura Johnston
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